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Viscount Melville Sound

Feature
Polygon
Name Viscount Melville Sound
Other name(s) for this feature 8f560839ba3611d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key OAUKC
Status Official
Concise Term CHAN-Channel
Generic Term Sound
Location
Province/Territory Nunavut
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 74° 15′ 0″ N, 105° 0′ 0″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 74.25, -105
NTS Map Number 078F01
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1950-12-07
Source Nunavut-Department of Culture and Heritage
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